Quaint Fife Villages
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Dysart village dates back several
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hundred years. It was once famous
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for producing coarse salt from
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seawater dried in large salt-pans
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on the shore. The most prominent
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feature is St.Serf's Tower which
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is all that remains of the 13th
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century church. The remainder of
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it was demolished in the 1800's
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and a new church built nearby.
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St Monans village has Newark Castle
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at one end and a historic windmill
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at the other.It pumped seawater into
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salt-pans to be dried by the sun.
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Ships were built here until recently.
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West Wemyss is situated just
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three miles from Dysart on
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the south coast of Fife. It
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owes it's existance to coal
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which was mined nearby from 1430.
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Several Fife coalmines tunnelled
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out under the River Forth.
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There is an impressive castle
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owned by the Wemyss family who
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also own the 15th century burial
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ground at the coast. The ornate
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walls contain the ruins of
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St.Mary's chapel which was
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Album Description:
Historic Fife coastal villages of Dysart, St.Monans and West Wemyss.
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2 comments
Wonderful album. This is an area of Scotland I haven't visited yet; you provided some interesting info on it. Lora
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cosmogirl248 9 months 23 days ago
What a lovely album, as usual. Although I am happy here and have no desire to return to live in Scotland, it does me good from time to time to see and remember how beautiful Scotland can be. You also always make your albums even more interesting with your running commentary and descriptions. All the best for 2009, Sheina in Argentina.
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